CVE-2021-28956
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through...
The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
- Record
CVE-2021-28956- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
- Record
CVE-2021-28956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15606 No score
The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
- Record
EUVD-2021-15606- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28fc-gvjg-5f4h
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through...
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Record
GHSA-28fc-gvjg-5f4h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
- Record
CVE-2021-28956- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sass Lint Project Lint, published March 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint/releases
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/glen-84.sass-lint/changelog
vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28956